Napster has launched new tools for making interactive playlists through a partnership with Giphy. Creations made with the Interactive Playlist Maker can be personalized with gifs, which Napster said is a first for a streaming music service. Continue Reading
Deezer has made many efforts in building partnerships outside the streaming music realm. The latest one is with Fnac, a France-based consumer tech retailer. Financial details were not disclosed. Continue Reading
Nielsen has released the Q3 2016 edition of its comparable metrics report on U.S. media consumption. Radio continues to have strong weekly reach at 93% of all surveyed adults. This report often sheds light on how much age impacts media choices, and this quarter is no exception. Continue Reading
The annual Radiodays Europe conference is set to run next week, with a pre-official smattering of events on Sunday. One-hundred and twenty speakers are confirmed over 55 stage sessions including keynots, panels, and presentations. RAIN is a Media Partner of the event. Continue Reading
Spotify has another tech integration intended for in-car listening. The streaming music service is collaborating with navigation app Waze, and elements of each service will be added to the other. This tie-up means that you can start a Waze trip while in Spotify. Continue Reading
In an interesting multiple partnership, AdsWizz has hooked up with ad-tech company Frequency to launch a campaign for Terra’s Kitchen on Spotify. Distinguishing this effort are the concepts of “personalized creative” and “dynamic creative.” Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Value vs price at SoundCloud; YouTube’s new live TV service; Ed Sheeran’s new album destroys records; Spotify’s rainy weather track. Continue Reading
ESPN used an SXSW panel to announce the launch of 30 for 30 Podcasts, a collaboration of ESPN Films and ESPN Audio. The series will start in June. This begins an audio-only version of the well-known 30 for 30 documentary film series, which has produced over 100 films. Continue Reading
SoundCloud is expanding access to the top level of its monetization program for creators who upload content to the crowdsourced platform. The company has now opened up the Premier tier of On SoundCloud to its members who are DJs and producers. Continue Reading
Last week, Edison Research and Triton Digital released the latest edition of the Infinite Dial. Amplifi Media CEO Steve Goldstein shares five central takeaways from about podcasting from the massive research undertaking. Continue Reading
Pandora, which has defined streaming music for millions of consumers since 2008, today formally announces the start of Pandora Premium, putting the market-leading internet radio company in direct competition with Spotify and iHeartRadio. Click for details, screenshots, and analysis. Continue Reading
The Infinite Dial 2017 was released yesterday, and RAIN News covered many of the details in near-realtime. Here, some of the highlights — potential industry-shifting survey results which we think will be cited throughout 2017 by online audio stakeholders and industry pundits. Continue Reading